Retail Business Grants funding

Retail Business Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for retail stores and storefront businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Open grants

1,794

Average award

$125

Top eligibility tags

small_businesssmall businessproperty_ownerfor profit

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Browse open grant programs for retail stores and storefront businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

TNRolling

Connect Downtown Johnson City Retail Academy

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Connect Downtown Johnson City

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small_businessentrepreneur
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ORRolling

City of Bend Core Area Business Assistance Program

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City of Bend

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small_businessproperty_owner
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OKRolling

Oklahoma City Commercial District Revitalization Program

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City of Oklahoma City

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small_businesscommunity_organization
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INRolling

Muncie Community Revitalization Grant Program

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City of Muncie, Indiana

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small_businessproperty_owner
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CARolling

Roseville Advantage Financing Program

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City of Roseville

Award Amount

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small_businesslocal_business
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WIRolling

Eau Claire Revolving Loan Fund

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City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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businesssmall_business
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WYRolling

Old Yellowstone District Redevelopment Support

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City of Casper

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property_ownersmall_business
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RIRolling

Providence Revolving Loan Fund

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City of Providence

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small_businessworking_capital
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NJRolling

Jersey City Fund Business Loans

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Jersey City Fund

Award Amount

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small_businesseconomic_development
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DERolling

Downtown Wilmington Facade Improvement Program

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Downtown Visions

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessproperty_owner
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MIRolling

Motor City Re-Store Design Grants

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City of Detroit

Award Amount

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small_businessproperty_owner
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VTRolling

Downtown Rutland Partnership Business Development Support

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Downtown Rutland Partnership

Award Amount

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small_businessdowntown
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CARolling

Long Beach BizCare Small Business Assistance and Capital Navigation

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City of Long Beach

Award Amount

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small_businesstechnical_assistance
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HIRolling

Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization Small Business Support

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City and County of Honolulu

Award Amount

Varies

small_businesstechnical_assistance
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TNRolling

Pathway Women's Business Center Coaching to Capital

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Pathway Lending

Award Amount

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women_ownedsmall_business
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SCRolling

Fountain Inn Economic Development Incentive Ordinance

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City of Fountain Inn

Award Amount

Varies

businesssmall_business
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NJRolling

Paterson Restoration Corporation Business Loans

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Paterson Restoration Corporation

Award Amount

Varies

small_businesseconomic_development
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MARolling

Boston Main Streets Foundation Grants

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Boston Main Streets Foundation

Award Amount

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small_businesscommunity_organization
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MIRolling

Motor City Match Design Awards

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City of Detroit

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessproperty_owner
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CARolling

LA Optimized Small Business Digital Support

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City of Los Angeles

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessdigital_marketing
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NMRolling

Taos MainStreet Facade Improvement Program

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Taos MainStreet

Award Amount

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small_businessproperty_owner
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MARolling

Massachusetts Capital Access Program

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Award Amount

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small_businesscapital_access
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TXRolling

William Mann Jr. Community Development Corporation Business Loans

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William Mann Jr. Community Development Corporation

Award Amount

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small_businesscdfi
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WVRolling

WV SBDC No-Cost Business Coaching

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West Virginia Small Business Development Center

Award Amount

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West Virginia businesssmall business
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NJRolling

Trenton Downtown Association Façade Improvement Grant Program

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Trenton Downtown Association

Award Amount

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minority_ownedbusiness
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FLRolling

Qualified Target Industry (QTI) Tax Refund — Retail-Adjacent Target Sectors

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FloridaCommerce / Enterprise Florida

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From $3,000

for profitjob creation
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TNRolling

Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) – No-Cost Advising and Technical Assistance

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Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Award Amount

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for profit businessTennessee business
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NJRolling

Summit Downtown Façade Grant Program

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Summit Downtown, Inc.

Award Amount

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businessretail_businesses
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NYRolling

MWBE Business Growth Accelerator 3.0

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Empire State Development

Award Amount

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MWBE certifiedNew York based
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WYRolling

Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network — No-Cost Advising and Training

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Wyoming SBDC Network

Award Amount

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wyoming basedsmall business
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CTRolling

Manufacturing Assistance Act (MAA) Loan Program

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Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)

Award Amount

Varies

Connecticut basedeconomic development
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NVRolling

Nevada Standard Tax Abatements (NRS 360.750)

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Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED)

Award Amount

Varies

new or expanding Nevada companyjob creation
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WARolling

Small Business Resiliency Network (SBRN) Technical Assistance

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Washington State Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

small businesshistorically underserved
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INRolling

PreservINg Main Street Program

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Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA)

Award Amount

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Indiana basednon entitlement community
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NVRolling

Nevada Cannabis Retail Store Licensing

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Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board

Award Amount

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nevada_cannabisretail_store_license
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VARolling

Virginia Enterprise Zone Real Property Investment Grant (RPIG)

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Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Award Amount

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enterprise zonereal property investment
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RIRolling

Main Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Fund

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Rhode Island Commerce Corporation

Award Amount

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municipalityeconomic development organization
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MNRolling

Minnesota Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) — Free Business Advising

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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

Award Amount

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small businessMinnesota based
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AKRolling

Alaska SSBCI Loan Participation Program

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Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC)

Award Amount

Varies

for profitalaska based
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VARolling

VSBFA Microloan Program

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Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA)

Award Amount

Varies

small businessVirginia business
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NVRolling

Nevada Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Technical Assistance

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Nevada Small Business Development Center / University of Nevada

Award Amount

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Nevada basedsmall business
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NJRolling

Main Street New Jersey Downtown Revitalization Support

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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs

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businessnonprofit
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VARolling

Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP) – Retail Workforce Training

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Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)

Award Amount

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job creationworkforce training
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HIRolling

HI-CAP Collateral Support Program

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Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA)

Award Amount

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Hawaii based businesssmall business
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GARolling

Georgia Business Enterprise Program

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Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

Award Amount

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blindlow_vision
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UTRolling

Utah APEX Accelerator — Government Procurement Assistance

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Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO)

Award Amount

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Utah basedfor profit
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LARolling

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program

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Louisiana Economic Development (LED)

Award Amount

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small businessLouisiana based
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MARolling

ReStore Boston

Grantor

City of Boston

Award Amount

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direct to businesssmall_business
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NJRolling

NJEDA Main Street Lenders Grant Partner Microloans

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NJEDA-funded CDFIs and eligible lenders

Award Amount

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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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MDRolling

Maryland Project Restore 2.0

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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofit
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MNRolling

AGRI Food Retail Improvement and Development Grant (FRIDG) — Retailer Equipment and Infrastructure

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Award Amount

Varies

for profitnonprofit
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MDRolling

Main Street Improvement Grant Program

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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Award Amount

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main street marylanddesignated community
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VARolling

Virginia SWaM Certification (Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business)

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Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD)

Award Amount

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small businesswomen owned
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MERolling

Maine APEX Accelerator (Procurement Technical Assistance)

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Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) / Maine APEX

Award Amount

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Maine based businessgovernment procurement eligible
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WYRolling

Wyoming Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program

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Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments

Award Amount

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wyoming basedsmall business
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HIRolling

Enterprise Zones Partnership Program

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Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT)

Award Amount

Varies

Hawaii based businessenterprise zone location
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HIRolling

Hoopono Business Enterprise Program

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Hawaii Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Hoopono Services for the Blind

Award Amount

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blindvisually_impaired
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ARRolling

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) – No-Cost Consulting

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Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) / University of Arkansas

Award Amount

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Arkansas businesssmall business
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ALRolling

ADECA Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) Certification

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Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)

Award Amount

Varies

minority ownedwomen owned
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HIRolling

CBED Grant — Native Hawaiian Business Support (Made in Hawaii / Merrie Monarch)

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Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) — CBED Program

Award Amount

Varies

Native Hawaiian owned businessHawaii based business
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